NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22707, 4 August 1948, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Second Heavy Frost Another fairly severe frost caused Gisbornians to shiver this morning. The instruments at Darton Field showed a frost of five degrees this morning, although the wind had obliterated most traces of it by an early hour. Plumbers Thanked.

Two young men who apparently performed wonders at an Auckland home were thanked —somewhat devoutly—by a housewife in a newspaper’s “Personal” column on Saturday. “God bless and prosper the two young plumbers who came and fixed my cistern,” said the advertiser. Heavy Influenza Toll, Influenza has been robbing Auckland's shops, factories and offices of at least 10 per cent, of their staffs. In its severe though not generally serious form, the infection has cost thousands of pounds, not only in the expenses of illness, but also in interrupted business and delayed manufacturing output. License for Summer Uniforms.

A license for. the importation of Tobralco for the proposed Gisborne High School summer uniforms for girls has been issued by the Customs Department, following further representations by the Retailers’ Association and the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce. The license was declined when the first request was made. Arbor Day Today The national importance of tree planting was emphasised in schools in the Gisborne district today, Arbor Day. At several of the schools small treeplanting ceremonies were held. Tho Cook County Council also observed the special day, several trees being planted at the entrance to the Waihirere Domain. Railcar Services

The claims of the South Island would not be overlooked when additional railcars came to hand, but a fact that must not be forgotten was that existing railcars would have to be replaced in a few years' time, stated the Minister of Railways, Mr. R. Semple, replying to the secretary of the South Island Local Bodies’ Association, Mr. F. G. K. Gilchrist, in reference to a remit passed at its recent conference. The Minister added that it was impossible at present to indicate when more railcars would be available. New Building Permits. Permits to allow the erection of 15 private dwellings at a cost of £19,062 were granted by the Gisborne Borough Council last month. The cost of sanitary plumbing is not included in the total estimated cost. Four permits to alter private dwellings were granted, the estimated cost being £llsO. Two alterations, at an estimated cost _of £874, were permitted for other buildings. The total of building permits issued for the month were therefore 15 for new dwellings at a cost of £19,062 and six for alterations costing £2024.

U.S. Ship to Load for N.Z. The American freighter Alameda will load in San Francisco and Los Angeles during September for New Zealand, according to Burns. Philp, Limited, Wellington agents for the Oceanic Steam Ship Company, the vessel’s owners. In a statement made some weeks ago the American company said it would send no more vessels to New Zealand for an indefinite period on account of waterfront hold-ups. The Alameda is expected to leave San Francisco on September 18 and Los Angeles on September 20 for Wellington.

Conditions in South Africa “South African weather at this time of the year is really first class as the rainy season is over,” writes a Johannesburg correspondent to a friend in Gisborne. “Thousands of cars are on the roads to and from the game reserves and the coastal towns. South Africa receives 6000 American cars a month, besides a large number of English and Continental ones. On account of the country's good financial standing, all the world's markets are open to her and the shops are full of all sorts of consumer goods. Hy youngest son flew to England for the British Industries Fair and I had no difficulty in sending money to him, or even telephoning him ’’